{"id":151143,"date":"2026-01-20T07:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T12:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=151143"},"modified":"2026-01-20T18:09:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:09:52","slug":"preview-wwe-raw-1-26-26-royal-rumble-go-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/20\/preview-wwe-raw-1-26-26-royal-rumble-go-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE Raw (1\/26\/26) Royal Rumble Go-home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following a newsworthy European tour, WWE returns to North America for WWE Raw. WWE Raw will top off the company&#8217;s Canadian long weekend following Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event and WWE SmackDown in Montreal. Here is the WWE Raw preview for 1\/26\/26.<\/p>\n<p>WWE Raw emanates from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON. North American fans will be pleased to see WWE Raw return to its usual time of 8 p.m. ET\/7 p.m. CT. European fans will be less enthused for the show to return to its Tuesday morning start time. But at least the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/08\/wwe-royal-rumble-2026-full-list-of-confirmed-wrestlers\/\" target=\"_self\">WWE Royal Rumble<\/a> returns to evening viewing in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of when you watch WWE Raw, here&#8217;s what&#8217;s on the show.<\/p>\n<h2>WWE Raw Preview<\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw (1\/26\/26) Match Card <\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">World Tag Team Title No.1 Contender Match<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: &#8220;The New Day&#8221; Xavier Woods &amp; Kofi Kingston vs. &#8220;Alpha Academy&#8221; Otis &amp; Akira Tozawa vs. &#8220;American Made&#8221; Brutus &amp; Julius Creed vs. &#8220;Los Americanos&#8221; Rayo &amp; Bravo<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/06\/30\/what-time-is-wwe-raw-on-tonight\/\" target=\"_self\">What Time is WWE Raw on Tonight? (1\/26\/26)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Usos&#8217; Next Challenger Decided<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Four teams will vie for a chance to earn a shot at World Tag Team Champions The Usos. It could be a good time to challenge the champions, as <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/08\/wwe-royal-rumble-2026-full-list-of-confirmed-wrestlers\/\" target=\"_self\">Jey Uso has declared his focus on winning the Royal Rumble<\/a>. It could all be obsolete if <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/30\/legendary-tag-team-eyes-generational-dream-match-at-wrestlemania-with-new-tag-team-champions\/\" target=\"_self\">The Hardys get their dream of a WrestleMania match<\/a> with the current champs. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;ll be American Made&#8217;s first match on WWE Raw since July, 2025. They will need to show something different to come away as winners. The New Day hope it&#8217;ll be the same old, same old. The five-time World Tag champs last held the straps in December. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/12\/08\/otis-maxxine-dupri-star-in-must-see-snickers-christmas-advert\/\" target=\"_self\">Otis<\/a> and Akira Tozawa are pushing to <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">be seen<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> more seriously. They hope this match is their chance be more than a lovable comedy duo and become a credible team again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Rayo and Bravo now have an R and a B on their masks, so you know which of El Grande Americano&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2025\/09\/28\/what-to-expect-from-los-americanos-wwe-debut\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Americanos<\/a> is which. The original joke of El Grande Americano was that he wasn&#8217;t actually a luchador. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s clear who is behind that mask, but little work has <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">been made<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> to add any humour or interest to who Rayo and Bravo really are. Breaking some fingers would be a good place to start. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> the <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">big<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> issue is that WWE&#8217;s actual luchadors are no longer bothered <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">with<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> these impersonators.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is a trend that is in danger of growing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Else?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bron Breakker is back from his suspension to spear said real luchadors. The only question is whether he spears Rey Mysterio, Penta or Dragon Lee first. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Expect anyone not declared for the Royal Rumble to do that. Expect everyone declared for the Royal Rumble to claim that they will throw 29 other people out of the ring. Finally, Natalya will tell us <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/01\/20\/maxxine-dupri-gets-betrayed-by-natalya-on-1-19-wwe-raw\/\" target=\"_self\">why she turned on Maxxine Dupri<\/a>. But will she do it with a new look?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><b>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em><i>Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><em><u><i>Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i><span>\u00a0<\/span>for more on WWE Raw preview, Royal Rumble, and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.<\/i><\/em><amp-ad data-block-on-consent=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" layout=\"fixed\" data-multi-size=\"300x250\" data-multi-size-validation=\"false\" type=\"doubleclick\" data-slot=\"\/15188745,22512265771\/FS-lastwordonsports-AMP\/AMP-4\" data-enable-refresh=\"30\" data-lazy-fetch=\"true\" data-loading-strategy=\"1.25\" rtc-config=\"{ &quot;vendors&quot;: { &quot;t13&quot;: { &quot;TAG_ID&quot;: &quot;3768f6a2-52b3-46d0-97b2-0a4fed5fb32a&quot;, &quot;ACCOUNT_ID&quot;: &quot;9a3c6c23-453a-4cba-b419-30b908f39a50&quot; }, &quot;aps&quot;: { &quot;PUB_ID&quot;: &quot;600&quot;, &quot;PUB_UUID&quot;: &quot;16268e26-dabe-4bf4-a28f-b8f4ee192ed3&quot;, &quot;PARAMS&quot;: { &quot;amp&quot;: &quot;1&quot; } }, &quot;criteo&quot;: { &quot;NETWORK_ID&quot;: &quot;4905&quot;, &quot;ZONE_ID&quot;: &quot;1382491&quot;, &quot;PUBLISHER_SUB_ID&quot;: &quot;FS-lastwordonsports-AMP-4&quot; }, &quot;medianet&quot;: { &quot;CID&quot;: &quot;8CU8ZT2C4&quot; } } }\"><\/amp-ad><\/p>\n<p><em><i>You can check out WWE programming on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/81788927\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Netflix<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(Raw),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usanetwork.com\/wwe-friday-night-smackdown\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>USA Network<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(SmackDown),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwtv.com\/shows\/wwe-nxt\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>The CW<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(NXT),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/tubitv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Tubi<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Evolve),\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetv.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>A&amp;E<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Superstar Sunday \u2013 Rivals, WWE LFG, and Greatest Moments), and\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>Peacock<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>\u00a0(WWE Main Event, as well as archives and premium live event streaming). Follow WWE on social media to relive top moments and matches on\u00a0<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/wwe\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>YouTube<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>, and catch fast-paced action on X (<\/i><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/events\/1773457579022155776?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><u><i>WWE Speed<\/i><\/u><\/em><\/a><em><i>).<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following a newsworthy European tour, WWE returns to North America for WWE Raw. WWE Raw will top off the company&#8217;s Canadian long weekend following Saturday Night&#8217;s Main Event and WWE SmackDown in Montreal. Here is the WWE Raw preview for 1\/26\/26. WWE Raw emanates from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON. 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